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What If God Hired A Search Committee To Find His Prophets, Apostles and Pastors?

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What if God hired a search committee to find pastors like churches today do to find pastors? Maybe the results would come back like the following? Search Committee Report: The following is a confidential report on several candidates being considered for our new Pastor. Adam: Good man but problems with his wife. Also one reference told [...]

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Pre-Conversion Sins And Your Pastor: What Does The Bible Say About it?

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Do pre-conversion sins (sins committed before you’re saved) matter in this life? Do our sins follow into eternity or have any implications for this life today, or is the slate wiped clean once we’re saved? What does the Bible say about pre-conversion sins? I’m all for God’s amazing grace and—positionally—Christians are forever set free from [...]

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An Elevator Pitch For Your Church (Guest Post at Pastors.com)

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There are about 50,000,000 things that can happen in and around the church to accelerate ministry and encourage the brethren. The challenge is to focus on that which is most needed and will prove to be most beneficial in the end. What should you focus on at your church? Well, how about an elevator pitch? [...]

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Baptism: What Does The Bible Say About It?

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I became the senior pastor of Faith Baptist Church just a few months ago. There are lots of exciting challenges and victories in pastoral ministry. One of the problems I don’t mind ever having too many of is a mass of believers who want to get baptized. We’re having a baptism service at our church [...]

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Dying For The Glory Of God

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When you woke up this morning, what did you do? Did you eat any breakfast? Maybe go to the gym? Hug your children? Go to work? Shoot some basketball? Take a walk? What did you do? Whatever you did, however, I assume you probably didn’t think you would have to die today for the glory of [...]

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Christian Pick Up Lines Guaranteed To Keep You “Single” For The Rest Of Your Life

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I am so proud to be able to say that I have never used a pick up line with a girl. (Please, don’t ask my wife. Shh!) Christian pick up lines are funny, awkward, cheesy, and if I ever hear my sons use them when they get older I’ll disown them in the blink of [...]

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Help Me Write A Better Book Summary And Author Bio

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Hey, would you mind doing me a favor? Pretty please? My very first book is just beginning the editing process and the cover design is about to get under way. Yeah! My book is called God’s Will Revealed, and it is scheduled to be released in March 2013. It is going to be published by Ellechor Publishing. I’m [...]

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